Life In Trees

We could be thieves
Steal away after dark
If only we sleep
Long enough to dream
We'll settle in trees
Carve our names in the bark
And seal our young love
In the purple dark

Tell us a tale
Of ships with holes in their seams
And how they sink down
Into frozen dreams
Tell me the one
Of dark spots in the sun
That keep our cold skin
From living on the run

But those words that you spoke
Twist till they lose their appeal
And that catch in your throat
Gives you away, it's not real

We tire of trees
Chop them all down
Build a new life
On the barren ground
Two story house
With blankets on the walls
To keep our young love
From having ugly falls

But those words that you spoke
Twist till they lose their appeal
And that catch in your throat
Gives you away, it's not real